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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Improving Food Security in Africa: Highlights of 25 Years of Research, Capacity-Building, and Outreach.
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| Autores: |
Food Security Group at Michigan State University
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| Data: |
2009-11-17
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Africa
Food Security
Research
Capacity building
Outreach
Agricultural and Food Policy
Community/Rural/Urban Development
Consumer/Household Economics
Demand and Price Analysis
Food Security and Poverty
International Development
Land Economics/Use
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
Q10
Q18
Q12
Q13
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| Resumo: |
Decades of research have led to substantially improved understanding of the nature of food insecurity. A combination of economic growth and targeted programs resulted in a steady fall (until the food crisis of 2007/08) in the percentage of the world’s population suffering from undernutrition (from 20% in 1990/92 to 16% in 2006). Yet over a billion people still face both chronic and/or transitory food insecurity due to long-standing problems of inadequate income, low-productivity in agricultural production and marketing, and related problems of poor health and absence of clean water. Assuring adequate food security for such a large share of the world’s population is increasingly challenging due to continuing resource degradation driven by a combination of population pressure and outdated agricultural practices, poorly functioning input markets, rapid urbanization, increased concerns about food safety, and climate change. This document contains an overview of the past 25 years of research, capacity-building, and outreach by MSU’s Food Security Group. The paper describes key elements of the FSG approach and draws lessons regarding the value of that model. Insights gained from research and outreach and their value in addressing the major current challenges facing food and agricultural systems in Africa are summarized in FSG (2009).
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/55050
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| Relação: |
Michigan State University>Department of Agricultural Economics>Food Security International Development Policy Syntheses
Food Security International Development Policy Syntheses
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| Formato: |
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